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rock farm
Hertfordshire Hardy Plant Society Coach Trip
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 Dark purple opium poppies |
 Allium albopilosum |
 Herbaceous border |
 This shrub interested everyone; it is Chionanthus virginicus - the Fringe Bush and should not grow on alkeline soil |
 Border with foxtail lily |
 Apricot rose |
 Tulip tree flower |
| Primulas in the bog garden kept moist by a spring | |||
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 Sambucus nigra or 'Black Lace' |
 Pond |
 Herbaceous border |
 Dictamnus albus |
 Indigofera |
 Clematis |
 Cistus |
We had an excellent lunch at the cafe at Goodnestone Park on arrival after a long and tortuous drive from Rock Farm
goodneston park
http://www.goodnestoneparkgardens.co.uk/
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 Wonderful old cedar |
 Carpenteria californica flowers and on right with allium aflatunense |
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Two modern old fashioned roses possibly by Austin |
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 Walled garden |
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| The peonies were highly fragrant and absolutely gorgeous and they were accompanied by other scented plants | |||
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 Peonies for cutting |
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 Salvia |
 Tuft of petals in the centre |
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 Dark red Weigela could be 'Bristol Ruby' |
 Honeysuckle |
 Pink rose |
 Stachys lanata |
 Parterre built in 2000 with wild flowers |
 Box parterre |
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